CAERPHILLY County Borough Council (CCBC) have today announced a scheme to provide packed lunches for school pupils, who would otherwise receive free school meals, during the coronavirus closures.

During the period where schools are closed, the council will continue to provide a free school meal to all eligible pupils.
 
If your child is eligible for free school meals and wishes to receive this service CCBC ask for notification either by  emailing bridgesintowork@caerphilly.gov.uk or telephoning 01495 237921.
 
From Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, the free meal will be a packed lunch, which will be required to be collected from the following schools:

 

  • Abercarn Primary will be the pick up point for and Ysgol Cwm Gwyddon - 11am-12pm
  • Bedwas Comprehensive will be the pick up point for Bedwas Infants, Bedwas Junior and Tyn-y-Wern Primary - 11am-1pm
  • Blackwood Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Bryn Awel Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Bryn Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Cefn Fforest Primary - 12pm-12.45pm
  • Coed-y-brain Primary will be the pick up point for Cwm Glass Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Crumlin Primary - 12pm-12.45pm
  • Cwm Ifor Primary - 12.15pm-1.15pm
  • Cwmcarn Primary will be the pick up point for and Ysgol Cwm Gwyddon - 12.15pm-1pm
  • Cwmfelinfach Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Deri Primary - 12.30pm-1pm
  • Derwendeg Primary - 11.45am-12.15pm
  • Fleur de Lys Primary - 1pm-1.45pm
  • Fochriw Primary - 11am-12.30pm
  • Gilfach Primary will be the pick up for Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed - 11am-12pm
  • Glyngaer Primary - 12.30pm-1.15pm
  • Graig-y-Rhacca Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Greenhill Primary - 1.30pm-2.45pm
  • Hendre Junior will be the pick up point for Hendre Infants, and Hendredenny Primary - 10.45am12pm
  • Hengoed Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Libanus Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Llanfabon Infants will be the pick up point for Llancaiach Junior 1pm-1.30pm
  • Machen Primary - 12pm-12.45pm
  • Maesycwmmer Primary - 12pm-12.30pm
  • Markham Primary - 1pm-1.45pm
  • Pantside Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Park Primary - 12.45-1.15pm
  • Pengam Primary will be the pick up point for Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn - 12pm-12.45pm
  • Penllwyn Primary - 12pm-12.45pm
  • Pentwynmawr Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Phillipstown Primary - 12pm-1pm
  • Pontllanfraith Primary -1pm-1.30pm
  • Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary will be the pick up point for Ysgol Cwm Derwyn - 11am-12pm
  • Risca Primary will also be the pick up point for Ty Isaf Infants - 12pm-12.30pm
  • St Gwladys Primary - 12pm-12.30pm
  • St James Primary will also be the pick up point for Rhydri Primary, St Helens Primary - 11am-12pm
  • Tir-y-berth Primary - 11am-11.3am
  • Trinant Primary - 12.30pm-1.30pm
  • Ty Sign Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Tynewydd Primary - 1pm-1.45pm
  • Upper Rhymney Primary will also be the pick up point for Ysgol Y Lawnt - 12.15pm-1.15pm
  • Waunfawr Primary - 12.45pm-1.15pm
  • White Rose Primary - 11am-11.45am
  • Ynysddu Primary - 12pm-12.45pm
  • Ysgol Bro Allta will also be the pick up point for Ysgol Penalltau, Ystrad Mynach Primary - 12pm-1pm
  • Ysgol Bro Sannan will also be the pick up for Aberbargoed Primary - 11am-11.45
  • Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Caerffil will also be the pick up point for Plasyfelin Primary - 10.45-12pm
  • Ysgol Ifor Bach site will also be the pick up point for Cwmaber Infants, Cwmaber Juniors, and Nant Y Parc Primary - 11am-1pm
  • Ysgol y Castell will also be the pick up point for Cwrt Rawlin Primary and the Twyn Primary - 12.15pm-1pm

In a statement, CCBC said: "For everyone’s safety when the free school meals are being collected, please can you form an orderly queue ensuring that you leave at least a two-metre gap between yourselves and the person in front and behind you.
"This service will cease on the Friday, March 27 and will be replaced on Monday, March 30 with a frozen meal provision. Further information on how the meals will be distributed will be published later this week on the Caerphilly County Borough Corporate website.
"If your circumstances have changed we would encourage you to apply for free school meals by logging onto caerphilly.gov.uk and type in free school meals into the search field or alternatively please contact us on 01443864055.
"If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us on 01495237921."